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- the present invention relates to rotors for use in vehicle braking systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to vented disc brake rotors.
- Wheeled vehicles such as automobiles, frequently include disc brake systems for slowing the motion of the vehicle.
- These brake systems include a rotor that rotates with the wheel to be braked.
- Brake pads mounted on non-rotating calipers engage the rotor to affect braking of the vehicle.
- the engagement between the brake pads and the rotor is a frictional relationship that converts the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle to thermal energy.
- the friction generates a substantial amount of heat each time the brake pads are applied to the rotor.
- the temperature of the rotor can rise significantly following frequent frictional contact between the brake pads and the rotor. If the temperature of the rotor rises too high, the rotor may become damaged.
- the types of materials that can be utilized in disc brake rotors can be limited by the maximum temperatures they are able to withstand. For example, the use of aluminum metal matrix composite (Al-MMC) in disc brakes has been limited because of its inability to withstand excessive temperatures.
- vents can be placed within the rotor.
- the prior art includes several examples of these vented disc brake rotors. These rotors dissipate heat generated by the friction between the brake pads and the rotor by funneling air through the vents and allowing the air to absorb a portion of the generated heat. This absorption takes away from the total heat absorbed by the brake rotor, thereby reducing the temperature of the rotor. In these designs, the cooling ability of the vents depends largely upon the quantity of air flowing through them. Consequently, the prior art contains numerous examples of vent designs.
- vented disc brake rotors are quite complicated. Frequently, the manufacturing involves the placement of venting walls between opposing braking members to define a plurality of veins.
- the rotors taught by the prior art make it difficult to utilize simple manufacturing processes, such as metal die-casting. Also, the placement of venting walls within prior art rotors increases the weight of the rotors.
- the present invention provides a vented disc brake rotor that has vents, or flow channels, that move air through the rotor, thereby absorbing some of the heat generated by frictional contact between the rotor and brake pads in a disc braking system.
- the structural features of the channels facilitate manufacturing because the rotor can be cast in a single casting step.
- a vented disc brake rotor comprises first and second braking surfaces that jointly define inner and outer circumferential surfaces and a central region.
- a hub surface is disposed in the central region and contains a main aperture adapted for mounting the rotor onto a vehicle.
- a plurality of curved directing walls are disposed between the first and second braking surfaces to define a plurality of flow channels. Each flow channel extends from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface.
- a curved separating wall is disposed in each flow channel and extends from a point between the inner and outer circumferential surfaces to the outer circumferential surface. The separating wall divides the flow channel into two subchannels.
- each flow channel has a total cross-sectional area that remains substantially constant from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface.
- a plurality of directing fins is disposed on the inner circumferential surface. Each directing fin defines a directing surface and is adapted to direct air into a flow channel positioned adjacent the directing fin.
- Each flow channel may be opened to one of the braking surfaces, giving a gapped or intermittent configuration to the braking surface(s).
- This configuration facilitates manufacturing by allowing the first and second braking surfaces to be integrally formed by a singular brake member by a suitable process, such as die-casting or squeeze-casting.
- FIG. 1 is a peripheral view of a brake rotor according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a radial sectional view of the rotor illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a magnified view of the brake rotor illustrated in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional brake motor.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5 - 5 in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a peripheral view of a brake rotor according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is peripheral view of a brake rotor according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 illustrate a vented disc brake rotor 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the rotor 10 comprises a brake member 12 having first 14 and second 16 braking surfaces.
- the rotor 10 has an inner circumferential surface 18 and an outer circumferential surface 20 .
- the braking surfaces 14 , 16 are annular and therefore define a central region 22 .
- a hat region 24 is disposed in the central region 22 , and defines mounting surface 25 and a hub pilot 26 .
- the rotor 10 is mounted to a shaft, such as an axle, by passing the shaft through the hub pilot 26 and securing the mounting surface 25 to a mounting portion of the shaft, such as conventional wheel studs.
- a plurality of directing walls 28 are disposed between the first 14 and second 16 braking surfaces.
- the directing walls 28 can be straight or curvilinear in form.
- the directing walls 28 preferably extend from the inner circumferential surface 18 to the outer circumferential surface 20 along a curvilinear path.
- the directing walls 28 extend from an underside of the first braking surface 14 to an underside of the second braking surface 16 .
- each adjacent pair of directing walls 28 define a flow channel 30 that extends from the inner circumferential surface 18 to the outer circumferential surface 20 .
- the flow channel 30 is open at both ends, thereby allowing fluid communication between the central region 22 and outer 20 circumferential surfaces.
- the flow channels 30 have a curved configuration due to the curvilinear shape of the directing walls 28 .
- a separating wall 32 is preferably disposed within each flow channel 30 .
- Each separating wall 32 is a solid wall member having first 34 and second 36 ends.
- the first end 34 is preferably disposed at a point between the inner circumferential surface 18 and the outer circumferential surface 20 .
- the first end 34 is disposed at a point nearer the outer 20 circumferential surface than the inner circumferential surface 18 .
- the second end 36 preferably comprises a portion of the outer circumferential surface 20 , as illustrated in FIG. 1.
- the separating walls 32 can be straight or curvilinear in form.
- the separating walls 32 are similar in form to the directing walls 28 .
- the separating walls 32 preferably have a curved configuration. As best illustrated in FIG. 2, each side of the separating wall 32 preferably conforms substantially to the curvilinear shape of the adjacent directing wall 28 .
- the separating walls 32 preferably extend from an underside of the first braking surface 14 to an underside of the second braking surface 16 .
- each separating wall 32 divides the appropriate flow channel 30 into first 38 and second 40 subchannels.
- the subchannels 38 , 40 terminate in openings 39 on the outer circumferential surface 20 .
- the flow channels 30 begin as a single passageway at the inner circumferential surface 18 and terminate at the outer circumferential surface 20 as two independent passageways 38 , 40 .
- each flow channel 30 preferably remains substantially constant over the length of the flow channel 30 from the inner circumferential surface 18 to the outer circumferential surface 20 . That is, the cross-sectional area of the flow channel 30 at a point near the inner circumferential surface 18 , i.e., a point on the flow channel 30 in which the flow channel comprises a single passageway, is preferably substantially identical to the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the first 38 and second 40 subchannels at a point near the outer circumferential surface 20 .
- a plurality of directing fins 44 project into the central region 22 .
- the fins 44 are defined by the brake member 12 .
- the fins can be, however, separately attached members.
- Each directing fin 44 is disposed adjacent a flow channel 30 .
- each directing fin 44 defines a directing surface 46 that directs air into the flow channel 30 .
- the directing surface 46 comprises a curved or angulated surface. This allows the directing fin 44 to alter the course of air encountering the directing surface 46 and direct it into the flow channel 30 .
- Conventional brake rotors such as that illustrated in FIG. 4, frequently include a narrow throat 50 between the hat region 52 and the braking surfaces 54 , 56 .
- the narrow throat 50 is frequently defined by a circumferential wall 58 of the hat region 52 and a transition region 60 .
- the narrow throat 50 defines a tortuous path along which heat can dissipate from braking surfaces 54 , 56 to hat region 52 .
- the dissipation of heat through the narrow throat 50 occurs relatively inefficiently.
- the rotor 10 includes a throat 48 between the hat region 24 and the first 14 and second 16 braking surfaces.
- the throat 48 preferably has a thickness that is greater than that of the mounting surfaces 25 .
- the thickness of the throat 48 tapers to the thickness of the mounting surface 25 . This increased thickness enhances the conduction of heat throughout the entire rotor 10 , allowing the throat 48 to more effectively dissipate heat from the braking surfaces 14 , 16 . This reduces the total heat concentrated in the braking surfaces 14 , 16 .
- This enhanced dissipation of heat takes advantage of the properties of certain materials, such as Al-MMC.
- FIG. 6 illustrates a second preferred embodiment of a brake rotor according to the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 5 , except as detailed below. Accordingly, similar reference numbers refer to similar features and/or components illustrated in those figures.
- the rotor 110 includes a singular brake surface member 112 that defines the first 114 and second 116 braking surfaces. Also, a first plurality of directing walls 128 a extends from an underside 115 of the first braking surface 114 toward the second braking surface 116 , and a second plurality of directing walls 128 b extends from an underside 117 of the second braking surface 116 toward the first braking surface 114 .
- the first braking surface 114 defines a first plurality of gaps 170 a that provide access to at least one of a first set of flow channels 130 a.
- the second braking surface 116 defines a second set of gaps 170 b providing access to at least one of a second set of flow channels 130 b.
- each flow channel of the first set of flow channels 130 a is disposed between two flow channels of the second set of flow channels 130 b.
- the rotor 110 includes flow channels 130 oriented towards opposing braking surface 112 , 114 in an alternating fashion.
- the gaps 170 a providing access to the first set of flow channels 130 a extend into the inner circumferential surface 118 . Since the hat region 124 is disposed between the second set of flow channels 130 b and the inner circumferential surface 118 , an aperture 172 in the inner circumferential surface 118 provides fluid access to the second set of flow channels 130 b.
- the total surface area of the rotor 110 exposed to air is substantially equivalent to that in the first preferred embodiment, thereby providing similar thermal performance with lower manufacturing costs.
- FIG. 7 illustrates a brake rotor according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the second preferred embodiment except as detailed below. Accordingly, like references numbers refer to similar features and/or components illustrated in FIG. 6.
- flow channels 230 have a constant width along their length from the inner circumferential surface 218 to the outer circumferential surface 220 .
- the desired substantially constant cross-sectional area is accomplished in this embodiment by elimination of the separating wall 232 . Accordingly, flow channels 230 are unitary, lacking the first and second subchannels of the previous embodiments.
- the brake rotors of the present invention can be fabricated by any suitable manufacturing process.
- the brake rotors of the second and third preferred embodiments of the present invention are advantageously fabricated using various suitable casting techniques. Due to the unitary design of the brake member, the rotors of these embodiments can be made using suitable dies configured to produce the desired pattern of flow channels in the braking surfaces. Examples of suitable fabrication techniques include die-casting, sand-casting, and squeeze-casting using methods and techniques known to those skilled in the art.
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- The present invention relates to rotors for use in vehicle braking systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to vented disc brake rotors.
- Wheeled vehicles, such as automobiles, frequently include disc brake systems for slowing the motion of the vehicle. These brake systems include a rotor that rotates with the wheel to be braked. Brake pads mounted on non-rotating calipers engage the rotor to affect braking of the vehicle. The engagement between the brake pads and the rotor is a frictional relationship that converts the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle to thermal energy.
- As a result of this energy conversion, the friction generates a substantial amount of heat each time the brake pads are applied to the rotor. The temperature of the rotor can rise significantly following frequent frictional contact between the brake pads and the rotor. If the temperature of the rotor rises too high, the rotor may become damaged. As a result, the types of materials that can be utilized in disc brake rotors can be limited by the maximum temperatures they are able to withstand. For example, the use of aluminum metal matrix composite (Al-MMC) in disc brakes has been limited because of its inability to withstand excessive temperatures.
- To provide a cooling effect to brake rotors, vents can be placed within the rotor. The prior art includes several examples of these vented disc brake rotors. These rotors dissipate heat generated by the friction between the brake pads and the rotor by funneling air through the vents and allowing the air to absorb a portion of the generated heat. This absorption takes away from the total heat absorbed by the brake rotor, thereby reducing the temperature of the rotor. In these designs, the cooling ability of the vents depends largely upon the quantity of air flowing through them. Consequently, the prior art contains numerous examples of vent designs.
- Unfortunately, the manufacturing of vented disc brake rotors is quite complicated. Frequently, the manufacturing involves the placement of venting walls between opposing braking members to define a plurality of veins. The rotors taught by the prior art make it difficult to utilize simple manufacturing processes, such as metal die-casting. Also, the placement of venting walls within prior art rotors increases the weight of the rotors.
- Due to these and other defects of the prior art, there is a need for a vented disc brake rotor that enables the use of simple manufacturing techniques, such as die-casting, while providing effective air movement through the vents of the rotor.
- The present invention provides a vented disc brake rotor that has vents, or flow channels, that move air through the rotor, thereby absorbing some of the heat generated by frictional contact between the rotor and brake pads in a disc braking system. The structural features of the channels facilitate manufacturing because the rotor can be cast in a single casting step.
- In one preferred embodiment, a vented disc brake rotor according to the present invention comprises first and second braking surfaces that jointly define inner and outer circumferential surfaces and a central region. A hub surface is disposed in the central region and contains a main aperture adapted for mounting the rotor onto a vehicle. A plurality of curved directing walls are disposed between the first and second braking surfaces to define a plurality of flow channels. Each flow channel extends from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface. A curved separating wall is disposed in each flow channel and extends from a point between the inner and outer circumferential surfaces to the outer circumferential surface. The separating wall divides the flow channel into two subchannels. Also, the separating wall has a width that increases from its first end to its second end located at the outer circumferential surface. As a result, each flow channel has a total cross-sectional area that remains substantially constant from the inner circumferential surface to the outer circumferential surface. Lastly, a plurality of directing fins is disposed on the inner circumferential surface. Each directing fin defines a directing surface and is adapted to direct air into a flow channel positioned adjacent the directing fin.
- Each flow channel may be opened to one of the braking surfaces, giving a gapped or intermittent configuration to the braking surface(s). This configuration facilitates manufacturing by allowing the first and second braking surfaces to be integrally formed by a singular brake member by a suitable process, such as die-casting or squeeze-casting.
- While the invention is defined in the claims appended hereto, additional understanding of the invention can be gained by referencing the following detailed description of preferred embodiments and the attached drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a peripheral view of a brake rotor according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a radial sectional view of the rotor illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a magnified view of the brake rotor illustrated in FIG. 2.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional brake motor.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line5-5 in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 6 is a peripheral view of a brake rotor according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is peripheral view of a brake rotor according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- The following description of preferred embodiments provide examples of the present invention. The embodiments discussed herein are merely exemplary in nature, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any manner. Rather, the description of these preferred embodiments and methods serves to enable a person of ordinary skill in the relevant art to make, use and perform the present invention.
- FIGS. 1, 2, and3 illustrate a vented
disc brake rotor 10 according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention. Therotor 10 comprises abrake member 12 having first 14 and second 16 braking surfaces. Also, therotor 10 has an innercircumferential surface 18 and an outercircumferential surface 20. Thebraking surfaces central region 22. Ahat region 24 is disposed in thecentral region 22, and definesmounting surface 25 and ahub pilot 26. In use, therotor 10 is mounted to a shaft, such as an axle, by passing the shaft through thehub pilot 26 and securing themounting surface 25 to a mounting portion of the shaft, such as conventional wheel studs. - As best illustrated in FIG. 2, a plurality of directing
walls 28 are disposed between the first 14 and second 16 braking surfaces. The directingwalls 28 can be straight or curvilinear in form. As illustrated in FIG. 2, thedirecting walls 28 preferably extend from the innercircumferential surface 18 to the outercircumferential surface 20 along a curvilinear path. Also preferable, the directingwalls 28 extend from an underside of thefirst braking surface 14 to an underside of thesecond braking surface 16. - As a result of this configuration, each adjacent pair of directing
walls 28 define aflow channel 30 that extends from the innercircumferential surface 18 to the outercircumferential surface 20. Theflow channel 30 is open at both ends, thereby allowing fluid communication between thecentral region 22 and outer 20 circumferential surfaces. Also, in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, theflow channels 30 have a curved configuration due to the curvilinear shape of thedirecting walls 28. - A separating
wall 32 is preferably disposed within eachflow channel 30. Each separatingwall 32 is a solid wall member having first 34 and second 36 ends. Thefirst end 34 is preferably disposed at a point between the innercircumferential surface 18 and the outercircumferential surface 20. Particularly preferable, thefirst end 34 is disposed at a point nearer the outer 20 circumferential surface than the innercircumferential surface 18. Thesecond end 36 preferably comprises a portion of the outercircumferential surface 20, as illustrated in FIG. 1. Similar to the directingwalls 28, the separatingwalls 32 can be straight or curvilinear in form. Preferably, the separatingwalls 32 are similar in form to the directingwalls 28. Accordingly, the separatingwalls 32 preferably have a curved configuration. As best illustrated in FIG. 2, each side of the separatingwall 32 preferably conforms substantially to the curvilinear shape of the adjacent directingwall 28. - Similar to the directing
walls 28, the separatingwalls 32 preferably extend from an underside of thefirst braking surface 14 to an underside of thesecond braking surface 16. As a result, each separatingwall 32 divides theappropriate flow channel 30 into first 38 and second 40 subchannels. Thesubchannels openings 39 on the outercircumferential surface 20. Thus, as best illustrated in FIG. 2, theflow channels 30 begin as a single passageway at the innercircumferential surface 18 and terminate at the outercircumferential surface 20 as twoindependent passageways - The total cross-sectional area of each
flow channel 30 preferably remains substantially constant over the length of theflow channel 30 from the innercircumferential surface 18 to the outercircumferential surface 20. That is, the cross-sectional area of theflow channel 30 at a point near the innercircumferential surface 18, i.e., a point on theflow channel 30 in which the flow channel comprises a single passageway, is preferably substantially identical to the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the first 38 and second 40 subchannels at a point near the outercircumferential surface 20. - A plurality of directing
fins 44 project into thecentral region 22. Preferably, thefins 44 are defined by thebrake member 12. The fins can be, however, separately attached members. Each directingfin 44 is disposed adjacent aflow channel 30. Also, as best illustrated in FIG. 3, each directingfin 44 defines a directingsurface 46 that directs air into theflow channel 30. Preferably, as best illustrated in FIG. 1, the directingsurface 46 comprises a curved or angulated surface. This allows the directingfin 44 to alter the course of air encountering the directingsurface 46 and direct it into theflow channel 30. - Conventional brake rotors, such as that illustrated in FIG. 4, frequently include a
narrow throat 50 between thehat region 52 and the braking surfaces 54,56. Thenarrow throat 50 is frequently defined by acircumferential wall 58 of thehat region 52 and atransition region 60. Thenarrow throat 50 defines a tortuous path along which heat can dissipate from brakingsurfaces hat region 52. Unfortunately, due at least in part to the presence of the tortuous path and a thickness that is substantially similar to that of theentire hat region 52, the dissipation of heat through thenarrow throat 50 occurs relatively inefficiently. - As best illustrated in FIG. 5, the
rotor 10 according to the present invention includes athroat 48 between thehat region 24 and the first 14 and second 16 braking surfaces. At a point near the braking surfaces, thethroat 48 preferably has a thickness that is greater than that of the mounting surfaces 25. Gradually, the thickness of thethroat 48 tapers to the thickness of the mountingsurface 25. This increased thickness enhances the conduction of heat throughout theentire rotor 10, allowing thethroat 48 to more effectively dissipate heat from the braking surfaces 14, 16. This reduces the total heat concentrated in the braking surfaces 14, 16. This enhanced dissipation of heat takes advantage of the properties of certain materials, such as Al-MMC. - FIG. 6 illustrates a second preferred embodiment of a brake rotor according to the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2,3 and 5, except as detailed below. Accordingly, similar reference numbers refer to similar features and/or components illustrated in those figures.
- In this embodiment, the
rotor 110 includes a singularbrake surface member 112 that defines the first 114 and second 116 braking surfaces. Also, a first plurality of directingwalls 128 a extends from anunderside 115 of thefirst braking surface 114 toward thesecond braking surface 116, and a second plurality of directingwalls 128 b extends from anunderside 117 of thesecond braking surface 116 toward thefirst braking surface 114. - Also preferable, the
first braking surface 114 defines a first plurality ofgaps 170 a that provide access to at least one of a first set offlow channels 130 a. Likewise, thesecond braking surface 116 defines a second set ofgaps 170 b providing access to at least one of a second set offlow channels 130 b. Preferably, each flow channel of the first set offlow channels 130 a is disposed between two flow channels of the second set offlow channels 130 b. In this arrangement, therotor 110 includes flow channels 130 oriented towards opposing brakingsurface - Also, the
gaps 170 a providing access to the first set offlow channels 130 a extend into the inner circumferential surface 118. Since thehat region 124 is disposed between the second set offlow channels 130 b and the inner circumferential surface 118, anaperture 172 in the inner circumferential surface 118 provides fluid access to the second set offlow channels 130 b. In this embodiment, the total surface area of therotor 110 exposed to air is substantially equivalent to that in the first preferred embodiment, thereby providing similar thermal performance with lower manufacturing costs. - FIG. 7 illustrates a brake rotor according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is similar to the second preferred embodiment except as detailed below. Accordingly, like references numbers refer to similar features and/or components illustrated in FIG. 6.
- In this embodiment, flow
channels 230 have a constant width along their length from the innercircumferential surface 218 to the outercircumferential surface 220. The desired substantially constant cross-sectional area is accomplished in this embodiment by elimination of the separating wall 232. Accordingly, flowchannels 230 are unitary, lacking the first and second subchannels of the previous embodiments. - The brake rotors of the present invention can be fabricated by any suitable manufacturing process. However, the brake rotors of the second and third preferred embodiments of the present invention are advantageously fabricated using various suitable casting techniques. Due to the unitary design of the brake member, the rotors of these embodiments can be made using suitable dies configured to produce the desired pattern of flow channels in the braking surfaces. Examples of suitable fabrication techniques include die-casting, sand-casting, and squeeze-casting using methods and techniques known to those skilled in the art.
- The foregoing disclosure includes the best mode devised by the inventors for practicing the invention. It is apparent, however, that several variations in accordance with the present invention may be conceivable to one of ordinary skill in the relevant art. Inasmuch as the foregoing disclosure is intended to enable such person to practice the instant invention, it should not be construed to be limited thereby, but should be construed to include such aforementioned variations, and should be limited only by the spirit and scope of the following claims.
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